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Electrical Engineering Graduate

Newport

Posted 14/10/2024

£29,285 - £33,277 per annum

Top Reasons to Apply
  1. We are seeking interested applicants to have achieved a degree in Electrical Engineering by September 2025 – that’s it!
  2. The successful graduate will be working as part of the Capital Engineering Team to support the capital investment programme.
  3. We offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including variable pay schemes, enhanced employer pension contributions up to 11% employer contribution.
Job Description

Job Requisition Number: 6824

Bath-times, half-times, party-times, meeting-times, and cooking-times. Our water brings Wales to life! It helps 3 million people stay healthy and clean every day. It keeps businesses running smoothly and life flowing along. 

We’re different. And proud of it. We’re for everyone, not for profit. We’re people from every walk of life. All with an opportunity to develop and grow amazing careers. All sharing the benefits of bringing our whole self to work. 

We’re the engineers and scientists, rangers and customer advisors that keep the taps flowing and keep our customers happy. 

We’re in every community. And for every community. We’re Welsh Water. The people with the passion to bring futures to life in a business that brings Wales to life! 

Discover the difference Welsh Water can bring to your life.

Enough about us, let's hear about you...

We are seeking interested applicants to have achieved a degree in Electrical Engineering by September 2025 – that’s it!.... no prior experience needed.

Key Skills / Attributes That We’d Be Looking For From The Successful Candidate Are:

  • Knowledge of: Power Systems, Control Systems, Instrumentation & Design
  • Project management,
  • Great organisational skills with the ability to prioritise
  • Great demonstratable attention to detail. 

Your Graduate scheme:

The successful graduate will be working as part of the Capital Engineering Team to support the capital investment programme. This role will see you working with framework contractors to ensure that capital investments are designed, installed and commissioned to the correct time, adhering to cost and quality requirements. You’ll provide engineering support to the business for planned and reactive projects. There will be a requirement to travel around Wales as required. 

Your Development:

Your professional development is at the heart of our offer, expect to attend sessions that will develop your:

  • Presentation Skills
  • Effective Team Working
  • Resilience
  • Personal Branding
  • Time Management
  • Problem Solving
  • Managing Difficult Conversations

In addition, you will be given the opportunity to work on a variety of projects with your fellow graduates. These will allow you to develop your interpersonal and leadership skills, whilst working collaboratively with your peers. You will also be given the opportunity to work on key business projects within your specialised field.

Benefits:

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

  • Variable pay schemes 
  • Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contribution
  • Several internal employee networks including Embrace, LGBT+, Neurodiverse, Disability, Women of Welsh Water, Parents, Wellbeing and many more...
  • Enhanced family friendly policies
  • Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
  • Reduction on high street & online shopping, & gym discounts.
  • Cycle to work scheme/Car-leasing scheme
  • Online GP service
  • Voluntary Private Healthcare
  • Free mortgage brokering service
  • An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
  • Free Headspace App to support your wellbeing. 
  • Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity
  • 20% off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
  • Flexible working patterns
  • We also recruit our own volunteer Wellbeing Champions (on an annual basis) - successful recruits will receive full i-act and StRaW training

Location: Newport, Wales, GB, NP10 8FZ

 

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Company Information

We keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away waste water to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas. We serve customers in most of Wales, Herefordshire and communities along the English border.

Welsh Water is different from other water or energy companies. We don’t have shareholders. This means that we’re able to keep bills down, and put every single penny we make straight back into looking after your water and beautiful environment – now, and for years to come.

We think it’s a much better way of doing things. After all, there aren’t many things more important to you than safe, clean water.

Key Facts
  • Head Office:

    Linea, Fortran Road,
    St. Mellons,
    Cardiff
    CF3 0LT

  • Nearest Train Station:

    Cardiff Central Train Station 8 mile 

  • Nearest Bus Stop:

    St. Mellons, Crickhowell Road  0.1 miles / 3mins walk

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